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Artist: The Mountain Goats
Canonical path: /the-mountain-goats/ontario
Related lyric paths: 6
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Ontario
Read Ontario lyrics by The Mountain Goats on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Ontario
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i know what my weaknesses are
probably better than you do
revolutionary chinese propaganda
the color of blue
i thought i knew what my weaknesses were anyway
then the orange tree blossomed last saturday
there was nothing in it but pain for me
i know what can hurt me real bad
and what can't hurt me anymore
i know how to rise up with the sun
and i am learning what sleep's good for
i thought i'd figured out the world and its circular way
then i saw the sun fall out of the sky the other day
there was nothing in it but pain for me
squirrels climbing trees in bloom
soft yellow light spilling into the room
my favorite records, my favorite books
the people i loved, the people i almost loved
light beckoning, wind whistling
hey hey hey hey
day breaking river rolling
hey hey
la la la la
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The Mountain Goats performs "Ontario", and this lyric page sits inside the The Mountain Goats catalog on LyroVerse.
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